So, there’s this blog called The Daybook that does a feature called “Awkward and Awesome Thursdays.” Several other people have joined in the fun, and I find their posts quite entertaining! I’m gonna give it a shot, but I’m just going to sum up the month of April so far (events will be listed in the order I remember them, not chronologically…let’s not put too much pressure on a brain that I have to share with a growing baby). For the record, today is Thursday. 🙂

Awkward

– Filing taxes on your own, well technically with the Hubby, during the tax year when all the experts are saying this was the most confusing year for tax laws. (For the record, interpreting your real estate documents to figure out what you owe on your tax credit will probably make you want to shoot someone/something. Just sayin’…)

– Sweating in April. Southerners call 82 degrees “a nice Spring day,” but the land I hail from just got 3 inches of snow, and despite complaints of annoyance, nobody there thought that was strange. So yes, sweating in April is awkward for me.

– Planning a trip to visit said home state in a few weeks and realizing that most of the clothes that fit my growing frame are summer clothes…hmm…

– Even though I am the one that is pregnant, due to circumstances beyond our control (like tendonitis and allergies), Hubby has had more doctors appointments than I have!

– Not being able to open any windows because of Hubby’s allergies to all things Nature.

– Feeling pregnant without looking very pregnant. I can’t keep more than one thought straight in my head, and I get tired a heck of a lot quicker than I used to, but unless I pointed out the ultrasound picture on our refrigerator, you’d probably just think I had too much to eat for lunch. Which I probably did. But whatever…

– Trying to compensate my forgetful, pregnancy-hormone-filled brain by putting reminders in the calendar on my phone…but forgetting to set the alarms so that I would actually be reminded…doh!

– Having the neighbor who never speaks to anyone shouting and banging on your door at 7:00 a.m. to ask you for a jump or jumper cables because she left her headlights on all night and her battery died.

– Continuing to be ignored by the neighbor whose car you jumped at 7:00 a.m.

– The overflowing baskets of clean laundry that I have yet to fold. No really, that’s clean…it’s just…a little wrinkley… I am so in trouble when this baby comes…

Awesome

– Despite the frustrations with taxes themselves, TurboTax is pretty awesome. I would recommend them.

– Being surprised by Hubby with a trip to home state to visit my family. I heart him! A lot! 😉

– Getting a part-time, at-home job that allows me freedom to run errands, clean house and cook dinner during the day, leaving my evenings free to hang out with Hubby.

– Making new friends through our new small group from church. We all seem to like each other, which is awesome.

– Having a neighbor (different than the awkward one) who refers to me as “Little Mama” and habitually brings us desserts. 🙂 Miss Pruney is awesome.

– My new-found LOVE for raw fruits and veggies. So far, this baby has pretty good taste in cravings (no pun intended).

– Getting ready to plant a veggie garden next week! 🙂

– Getting our second dog spayed, which means I will only have to change one little being’s diapers from now on, and it will be a human being. (Seriously, dogs in heat are awk. ward.)

– Exercising my dogs by blowing bubbles for them in the backyard. They do all the running, I do all the laughing. Totally. Awesome. 🙂

– Looking forward to the 5 year anniversary with Hubby. Again, I heart him. He’s my best friend, my hero, and my dearest love. And he’s planning a big surprise for that day. Surprises are awesome. 🙂

– Also looking forward to finding out whether this baby is gonna be a boy or a girl. No, I don’t have any instinct about it. I just want him/her to be healthy! Again, surprises are awesome. 🙂

There you have it – my awkward and awesome life so far this month! Good stuff. 🙂